Examples of the Handwritten Font as it Might Have Occured in Written Documents of Sequoyah's Time:

NOTE: I intend to spend some time figuring out a way to make one .GIF blend into an another more naturally. Until I do, you can at least get a pretty good idea of what Sequoyah's handwriting might have looked like.

TSA-LA-GI - Cherokee
A-TSA-LA-GI - A noun or adjective signifying a male or female Cherokee person. Also a full sentence meaning "S/he is Cherokee."
A-NI-TSA-LA-GI - A plural noun or adjective signifying Cherokee people. Also a full sentence meaning "They are Cherokee."
A-YO-NE-GA - A white man or woman. Also means "S/he is white."
A-NI-YO-NE-GA - White people. Also means "They are whites."
TSA-LA-GI-S HI-WO-NI-S-GI? - Do you speak Cherokee?
TLA. YO-NE-GA TSI-WO-NI-A. - No, I speak the white language (English).
NA A-YO-NE-GA TSA-LA-GI GA-WO-NI-A. That white guy speaks Cherokee.
GI-LI-SI - (another word for "English"; I believe this refers to the language only, although it may refer to the UK and its inhabitants).
A-GV-NI-GE GI-TLI U-WO-DI-GE SA-LO-LI A-GO-TI-A. - The black dog sees a brown squirrel.
NI U-TSI-S-TA-LU-GI NO-QUI-SI! - Look at that bright star!
HA-TLV HE-GA? - Where are you going?
DA-LI-QUA GE-GA. NI-HI HA-TLV HE-GA? - I am going to Talequah. Where are you going?

NOTE: If you view the original handwritten document from which I took these .GIFs, you'll notice that it contains ruled lines just like a lot of notebooks do today. I have kept the top and bottom line for each character in order to give the appearance that it is written on a sheet of this old paper in an attempt to preserve the interesting historical flavor of the document. The effect is not so great on these short phrases, but I think it will look nice with paragraph- and page-sized chunks of text. Also, once the shading problem is solved, the effect will be more realistic looking.
Examples of the Handwritten Font as it Might Have Occured in Written Documents of Sequoyah's Time / v0.8 / April 13th, 1999 / David Harris

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Cherokees of California: Cherokee Language Lessons
The Cherokee Observer's Language Page (Observer font needed to read Cherokee portions) To return to the handwritten syllabary, click on this link.

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